Medifast, Inc. (MED)Consumer Cyclical | Personal Services | Baltimore, United States | NYSE
12.18 USD
+0.02
(0.164%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 12.35 +0.17 (1.396%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:59 a.m. EDT
The long-term outlook is severely compromised by a brutal multi-year decline; the stock has lost over 60% of its value in nine years, with four consecutive years of negative annual returns ending recently. This persistent structural deterioration, coupled with negative earnings and shrinking revenues, suggests the market has correctly identified a failing business model, capping the long-term rating at a weak level despite the low share price. The short-term picture offers a slight lean toward recovery as the stock approaches its 52-week lows and recent headlines hint at a strategic pivot, but the lack of analyst coverage and negative momentum keep near-term conviction low. Regarding income, the company pays a dividend, but given the negative free cash flow and deteriorating fundamentals, this payout appears unsustainable and risks being a drain on remaining capital, making it a token yield rather than a reliable income stream. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.118230 |
| AutoETS | 0.132206 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.136408 |
| MSTL | 0.144970 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 5.36 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.408 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.50 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2023-09-17 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2023-09-17 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 14.064 |
| Revenue per Share | 28.73 |
| Market Cap | 136,180,960 |
| Forward P/E | -43.50 |
| Beta | 0.70 |
| Profit Margins | -8.08% |
| Website | https://medifastinc.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:59 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with significant open interest in out-of-the-money puts at strikes below the current price across multiple expirations. Call activity is concentrated in-the-money, suggesting a hedging bias rather than a bullish breakout expectation. Implied volatility is elevated relative to deep ITM strikes, indicating fear of further declines.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-18 | 1.65 | 2.051983 |
| 2023-06-26 | 1.65 | 1.831502 |
| 2023-03-27 | 1.65 | 1.664985 |
| 2022-12-19 | 1.64 | 1.435323 |
| 2022-09-19 | 1.64 | 1.397410 |
| 2022-06-27 | 1.64 | 0.866945 |
| 2022-03-28 | 1.64 | 0.959233 |
| 2021-12-20 | 1.42 | 0.654257 |
| 2021-09-20 | 1.42 | 0.655617 |
| 2021-06-21 | 1.42 | 0.534578 |
| 2021-03-29 | 1.42 | 0.684766 |
| 2020-12-21 | 1.13 | 0.578953 |
| 2020-09-21 | 1.13 | 0.656366 |
| 2020-06-29 | 1.13 | 0.827233 |
| 2020-03-30 | 1.13 | 1.767558 |
| 2019-12-26 | 1.13 | 1.043591 |
| 2019-09-26 | 0.75 | 0.750826 |
| 2019-06-27 | 0.75 | 0.582796 |
| 2019-03-28 | 0.75 | 0.586579 |
| 2018-12-20 | 0.75 | 0.614603 |
| 2018-09-20 | 0.48 | 0.224310 |
| 2018-06-28 | 0.48 | 0.305208 |
| 2018-03-28 | 0.48 | 0.524361 |
| 2017-12-21 | 0.48 | 0.666112 |
| 2017-09-21 | 0.32 | 0.569598 |
| 2017-06-21 | 0.32 | 0.770342 |
| 2017-03-21 | 0.32 | 0.746269 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.32 | 0.744186 |
| 2016-09-21 | 0.25 | 0.657549 |
| 2016-06-23 | 0.25 | 0.761499 |
| 2016-03-17 | 0.25 | 0.865951 |
| 2015-12-23 | 0.25 | 0.801539 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.125 |
| Address1 | 1,501 S. Clinton Street |
| Address2 | Suite 500 |
| All Time High | 336.99 |
| All Time Low | 0.09375 |
| Ask | 12.35 |
| Ask Size | 400 |
| Audit Risk | 9 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 123,630 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 208,833 |
| Average Volume | 208,833 |
| Average Volume10Days | 123,630 |
| Beta | 0.698 |
| Bid | 11.5 |
| Bid Size | 200 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 18.994 |
| City | Baltimore |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 12.18 |
| Current Ratio | 4.861 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 12.45 |
| Day Low | 11.86 |
| Debt To Equity | 14.064 |
| Display Name | Medifast |
| Dividend Date | 1,699,315,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,789,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,789,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,787,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,254,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,254,400 |
| Ebitda | -5,660,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.017860001 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 2.876 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | -0.051 |
| Enterprise Value | -16,277,597 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.15 |
| Eps Forward | -0.28 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.33 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,694,995,200 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 10.992 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.1880007 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.108078666 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -12.5 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 14.67 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.4899998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.16973414 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 9.22 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.96 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.3210412 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 9.22 - 14.67 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 757,261,800,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 5.69 |
| Float Shares | 8,376,727 |
| Forward Eps | -0.28 |
| Forward P E | -43.5 |
| Free Cashflow | 11,372,750 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 380 |
| Fullday Change | 0.0200005 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.164477 |
| Fullday Price | 12.35 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.69241995 |
| Gross Profits | 219,451,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.04167 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.76418 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 11,180,703 |
| Industry | Personal Services |
| Industry Disp | Personal Services |
| Industry Key | personal-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,694,995,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 1.65 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Medifast, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a health and wellness company that provides habit-based and coach-guided lifestyle solutions for weight loss in the United States. The company offers weight loss, weight management, and healthy living products comprising bars, cereals, snack straws, hot chocolate, hearty choices, oatmeal, pancakes, puddings, soft serves, shakes, smoothies, soft bakes, soups, amino acid blends, whey protein, hot beverages, brownies, and mini meals under the Essential Fuelings, OPTAVIA ASCEND, and OPTAVIA ACTIVE categories, as well as daily nutrient packs, including multivitamins, minerals, and omega-3 fatty acid supplements. It also provides lifestyle plans, which provides a targeted reset of the body's metabolism by activating strong and targeted fat burn; Optimal Weight 4 & 2 & 1 Plan and Optimal Weight 4 & 2 ACTIVE Plan, which is designed for clients who want to continue eating all food groups or want a flexible meal plan to achieve a healthy weight; OPTAVIA Optimization Plan, a personalized approach to help clients' long-term weight management; and OPTAVIA GLP-1 Nutrition Support Plan, a nutritional companion to GLP-1 medication that allows clients to focus on weight loss. In addition, the company offers metabolic synchronization, a science that reverses metabolic dysfunction through a targeted reset of the body's metabolism. It markets its products through point-of-sale transactions executed over an e-commerce platform. The company serves health and wellness consumers. The company was formerly known as Healthrite, Inc. and changed its name to Medifast, Inc. in May 2001. Medifast, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. |
| Long Name | Medifast, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 136,180,960 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_360876 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -25,602,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 135,957,348 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 12.21 |
| Operating Cashflow | 8,792,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.056649998 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.97 |
| Phone | 410 581 8042 |
| Post Market Change | 0.17000008 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.3957313 |
| Post Market Price | 12.35 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,384 |
| Previous Close | 12.16 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -10.591305 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.64125514 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.42968377 |
| Profit Margins | -0.08078 |
| Quick Ratio | 4.086 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0200005 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.164477 |
| Regular Market Day High | 12.45 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 11.86 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 11.86 - 12.45 |
| Regular Market Open | 12.21 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 12.16 |
| Regular Market Price | 12.18 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 107,677 |
| Return On Assets | -0.04603 |
| Return On Equity | -0.12417 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.276 |
| Revenue Per Share | 28.73 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 11,180,703 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.16319999 |
| Shares Short | 1,824,259 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,639,608 |
| Short Name | MEDIFAST INC |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.169 |
| Short Ratio | 9.21 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MD |
| Symbol | MED |
| Target High Price | 12.0 |
| Target Low Price | 12.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 12.0 |
| Target Median Price | 12.0 |
| Total Cash | 169,820,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 16.426 |
| Total Debt | 27,618,000 |
| Total Revenue | 316,932,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -2.33 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 11.1533 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.0267 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.09205347 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 107,677 |
| Website | https://medifastinc.com |
| Zip | 21,224 |